Leggett is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Leggett typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leggett, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leggett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leggett leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Leggett runs about 46 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Leggett leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Leggett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Leggett drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Leggett sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Leggett, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Leggett looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leggett is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Leggett rent, above 91% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Leggett sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seven Oaks, TX R+58
- Dallardsville, TX R+58
- Moscow, TX R+45
- New Willard, TX R+33
- Camden, TX R+28
- Marston, TX R+61
- Lily Island, TX R+21
- Snow Hill, TX R+45
- Corrigan, TX R+29
- West Tempe, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- McPherron, PA R+68
- Ewingville, MD R+36
- Canada, KS R+54
- Long Branch, TN R+72
- Quinlan, OK R+77
- Emblem, WY R+80
- Whitman, NE R+85
- Capron, OK R+75
- Waresville, GA R+69
- Moye, GA D+14
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.